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Beyond the Music Lesson: Habits of Successful Suzuki Families by [Christine E. Goodner]

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Suzuki teacher and author, Christine Goodner, explores what it takes to make music lessons work in our busy, modern lives in her first book, Beyond the Music Lesson: Habits of Successful Suzuki Families. Using exclusive interviews, current research, and Goodner’s own experience as a student, parent, and teacher, this book gives practical advice, specific ideas, and big-picture concepts sure to help every parent who reads it.Whether you are just beginning music lessons with your child or are an experienced parent looking for extra ideas and support, Beyond the Music Lesson will inspire you with new insight, motivation, and ways to make the process more successful in your own family.

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18 June 2017
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Christine Goodner is a dynamic and experienced violin, viola, and early childhood music teacher with over 19 years of experience in music education.

Her unique blend of expertise in music, child development, and leadership gives her a holistic approach to working with teachers, students, and their parents. Christine holds a degree in Early Childhood Education, and has extensive teacher training through the Suzuki Association of the Americas (SAA). She teaches year-round in Hillsboro, Oregon, as well as being a frequent guest clinician and speaker around the country. Christine is currently serving as President of the Oregon Suzuki Association.

Christine has two books published for parents of music students. Parents all over the world are reading them, and finding them encouraging and full of practical information, as they work to help their child develop a love of music. Buy a copy today!

Connect with Christine:

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ChristineEGoodner/

Instagram: www.Instagram.com/SuzukiTriangle

Twitter: @SuzukiTriangle

Blog: www.SuzukiTriangle.com

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Nicky P.

GREAT BOOK

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 July 2020

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If your child gets sulky or bored of their Suzuki music lessons, or you start throwing parent tantrums, then read this wonderful book to reconnect with WHY you both started Suzuki lessons in the first place. I LOVE the idea of music as a non-negotiable, but also to remember to progress practice at the child's pace. Forget about mommy or daddy drive. The child has their own world vision and this book reminds us to seek that out and to encourage the child to set the pace and for both to remember the joy of music for life & not just for progress into the next level piece or violin book. A wise and fun read. Couldn't put it down.

Ivaylo Dechkoff

The best helper for Suzuki parents and teachers

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 December 2018

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The book is very helpful, because the approach of the author is from both sides - as teacher and parent! Absolutely recommended!!!

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Honest, positive, concise, and practical.

Reviewed in the United States on 10 August 2017

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Christine Goodner’s Beyond the Music Lesson is a well-thought out resource written for Suzuki parents and teachers alike. My favorite thing about this book is that it so clearly lays out the expectations necessary to succeed on the Suzuki Journey. Christine reminds the reader of the big picture, as well as the steps needed to get there! The meat and potatoes of the book largely focuses on mindset, which is the biggest reason I recommend it.

My take on it is this: Success comes when parents have a full understanding of the amount of effort it will take to do the work and tailor that work to their child’s individual needs. Success comes when the gift of music and a strong bond with your child is born out of the hard work you put in together. When parents start with this expectation at the very beginning, they are capable of navigating with clearer vision and more realistic goals and expectations of what can be accomplished together. Beyond the Music Lesson helps the adults in the Suzuki Triangle to do this.

Christine brings a wonderful, genuine perspective to the table, from the vantage point of a Suzuki teacher, parent, and student. You can feel her understanding of today’s Suzuki challenges in her delivery; She validates and encourages parents by acknowledging their very real experiences and struggles while also sharing her candid teacher and student perspective.

She also doesn’t waste anyone’s time, which is great, since we’re all busy! Her points are honest, positive, concise, and practical. She offers many digestible guiding questions and tidbits along the way that are thought-provoking and doable.

Thanks to Christine for sending us an advance e-reader copy to give feedback before the book launched. Right after reading, we ordered a physical copy to keep here for our studio parents, and we look forward to using it as a reference in our teaching for years to come.

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Gutviolinist

Mandatory Reading!

Reviewed in the United States on 23 August 2017

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This is going to be mandatory reading for all my violin parents this fall. As a teacher, there are MANY things that you sometimes want to tell parents perhaps a bit too bluntly; here they are stated elegantly and with supporting material. I highlighted so much I finally had to start with a second color for the really REALLY important points.

Note: I am not a "Suzuki teacher" in the very strictest sense (though I took the classes)--as far as I can tell, the "Suzuki method" is essentially extremely good child psychology, neuroscience, and common sense, which have their place no matter what books you happen to teach from. Same with the powerful ideas in this book--they transcend any stated "method." This book will be useful to ANY "music parent." (I definitely would have had a happier childhood if it had been around for my parents!!)

One last thing--I very much appreciate that the Kindle edition costs only $5. A number of my students are relatively low-income, and I've always hesitated to ask parents to read a $20-25 book, though there are some good ones out there; it can be a daunting amount of money for some. This makes it much more accessible, and was easier on MY musician-sized wallet as well! I hope the cost stays that low.

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